Laura Vecsey

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BOSTON - Thank goodness for B.J. Surhoff. Thank goodness for 40-year-old veterans who can still run down fly balls with their backs to the Green Monster, bailing out a starting pitcher who had the bases loaded in the seventh, no one out and not a creature stirring in the bullpen. Larry Bigbie on...

BOSTON - Thank goodness for B.J. Surhoff. Thank goodness for a 40-year-old veteran who can still run down fly balls with the Green Monster behind him, bailing out a starting pitcher who had the bases loaded in the seventh, no one out and not a creature stirring in the bullpen. "B.J. did a really...

BOSTON - Four and a third innings of no-hit baseball and a 1-0 lead against the defending World Series champs - it was an auspicious enough start for Daniel Cabrera. But eventually, even with a steady diet of fastballs registering 94, 97, 95, 93, 97 and 96 mph, Cabrera was soon to be knocked around....

BOSTON - He has little Chicklets teeth, square and white and lined up in two neat rows. You see a lot of Miguel Tejada's teeth because his gums are always flapping. He looks like Flipper, the talking dolphin. He acts like Flipper; up out of the water, tail flapping down under his strong trunk. He...

BOSTON - He has little Chicklets teeth, square and white and lined up in two neat rows. You see a lot of Miguel Tejada's teeth because his gums are always flapping. He looks like Flipper, the talking dolphin. He acts like Flipper; up out of the water, tail flapping down under his strong trunk, elevated...

BEFORE WE talk about what Sammy Sosa has or has not done this season and before we talk about what he should do the rest of the way to help the Orioles stay on top of the American League East, let's talk about Miguel Tejada. It's Tejada's team. It's Tejada's show. It's Tejada whose engine drives...

WITH THE Preakness over, the stage is all theirs now. The summer belongs to the Orioles. If they stumble anywhere along the way, hopefully they do so the way Preakness winner Afleet Alex stumbled: making a dramatic move to establish better position for a strong stretch run. Is there anyone out there...